Officials under scrutiny over trafficking
THE CENTRE for National Anti-Corruption (CNAC) will double check officials who have been cleared of human-trafficking problems by their agencies’ probes.
On June 24, the National Council for Peace and Order chief Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha transferred several officials on suspicion that they were negligent in anti-human trafficking efforts.
Following the transfers, the chiefs of their agencies launched probes against them. Yesterday, Prayut exercised his power as the NCPO chief in issuing another order to authorise the CNAC to set up a committee to double-check the not guilty results.
“The CNAC chairman shall set up a fact-finding committee comprising members who are not civil servants and have no interest or conflict with the accused,” the latest order said.
According to the order, the fact-finding committee shall have between three and five members and be comprised of members who have never investigated a case against the officials before.
The committee shall have the power to summon witnesses and is required to complete its job within 30 days.
The chiefs of the relevant agencies will be informed if the double-check arrives at a different conclusion, and shall discuss measures against the guilty officials.
If the double-check agrees with the earlier results or finds minor offences, the accused officials shall be assigned to a position at the same level.
“CNAC may also recommend other remedial actions,” the order said.
